Jamey HoodMay 151 min1,506Have you ever held onto something for so long that you forgot you were holding on to it? Energetically it's taking up space, but it's...
Jamey HoodMay 152 minChoosing ThoughtsRecently my Summer wardrobe got an upgrade. I let go of any drab and worn out items and replaced them with colorful well-made spiffy...
Jamey HoodMay 152 minWhat's It For?Cramming about a month's worth of work into one week, I had to ask myself, "What's it for? Why am I working so hard?" I have been...
Jamey HoodMay 151 minTurning PointsOn the last day of the meditation course, I went to see one of my best friends in a play. Richard the III was being performed outside in...
Jamey HoodMay 152 minExpand and ContractFor those of us who were able to join Thom Knoles in Sedona on the rounding retreat, we got to experience an expanded version of our...
Jamey HoodMay 151 minFilter FreeIn the age of social media at a time when in person interaction is limited, there seems to be a strong desire in the collective to be...
Jamey HoodMay 151 minSelf Doubt is a MistakeThe intellect gathers data from outside itself to make informed decisions. If an individual (the ego) has never experienced its Universal...
Jamey HoodMay 142 minThe Library is OpenOpening the top set of doors of my antique Chinese cabinet painted Guru-Robe orange by the previous owners (which is precisely why I like...
Jamey HoodMay 141 minGo AheadGo ahead and Stir the bathwater. Put your bare feet in the grass. Take a nap in a patch of sunlight. Sniff that luscious nectarine before...
Jamey HoodMay 142 minSad OrchidThe high quality, very sweet way they took care of their plants inspired me to take better care of my plants and also, to take better...
Jamey HoodMay 141 minHow Do You Celebrate?Recently, I celebrated the culmination of a lot of hard work, devotion, dedication, and diving into the unknown. A labor of love came to...
Jamey HoodMay 141 minI Don't Understand"I don't understand" is stagnant. It doesn't move us any closer to understanding, but rather, keeps us stuck in a state of not...
Jamey HoodMay 141 minTrust Your SelfAs meditators, we awaken an awareness that our individuality is an outlet through which Nature's Intelligence enjoys Itself. Knowing this...
Jamey HoodMay 141 minSri Pinto BeanIn a world of butterflies, sparkles, rainbows, and sunflowers, I felt like a pinto bean. A little dusty bean that had been used in an...
Jamey HoodMay 141 minGood BodyWith the holidays coming and the expectation that we are able to travel to see family and friends this year, it is possible we might find...
Jamey HoodMay 101 minWonder and CuriosityA conversation with the sagacious nine-year-old in my home reminded me that childlike wonder and curiosity is available to us at any age....
Jamey HoodMay 102 minA High Quality LifeBeing close to someone facing a terminal illness who was lucid all the way to the last seconds of their life taught me more lessons than...
Jamey HoodMay 101 minCharming EchoStanding in a valley surrounded by the splendor of Nature, drinking in the sights, sounds, the scent of pine, wet bark, crisp air comes...
Jamey HoodMay 101 minMore DelightWhen we hold on too tightly, we may see only one way forward. The road is narrow and often disappointing. When we stand in the...
Jamey HoodMay 102 minUnder Pressure?Approaching the unusual intersection which had four lanes worth of metro tracks, confusing signage, and one way traffic facing me, I...